This year, the evolution of the office environment has been groundbreaking. The reality is that it’s had to change in ways that have simply been beyond our control. The Coronavirus’ impact has meant many businesses have had to adapt to agile working much earlier than expected. In fact, it’s estimated that in six months, we’ve adapted to a working style that should have taken four years to transition into.
Whether your employees are working in a fixed placement and are still based in the office, or you’ve implemented an agile, activity-based work schedule or created a hybrid workplace, our flexible, smart storage systems can benefit your office landscape.
The Hybrid Workplace Theory
Although the pandemic has forced a subsequent amount of change, with the addition of new guidelines by which to abide, the office environment has already evolved considerably over the last half a century.
If we take a look back, business owners believed that the best way to ensure employee efficiency was to confine their workers into small cubicles. However, this idea didn’t last because being in solitude, in fact, hindered productivity – the exact opposite of what the managers were trying to achieve! We’re curious, social beings and the ability to communicate with co-workers creates a productive and creative environment. Every office has slightly different logistics, but there are specific designs that aid job satisfaction.
At Your Workspace, we understand the importance of these connections. With social distancing in place, it’s still possible to continue to work efficiently from the office if needs be. Although, a lot of employees are opting for the balanced practice of agile working. As previously mentioned, it’s a concept that’s manifested a lot quicker than expected, but company statistics have shown that it is not only cost saving in these uncertain times, but has also had a positive impact on staff performance.
“The New Normal“
Our clients have fed back that anything from 25% up to 75% of their workforce are able to work from home efficiently, and will be for the foreseeable future. The ability to work at home is almost a luxury, but in such a tech-driven society, it’s proving extremely successful. Zoom, Facetime and Skype are showing that there are alternatives to physically being situated within the office landscape.
That being said, the flexibility of the hybrid workplace means that employees could go into the office, if needed. Whether it’s to stimulate productivity, or to have the reassurance of employee interaction, after a tough few months in lockdown, using a couple of days to ‘touch base’ is extremely effective for mental health. Hybrid working has resulted in over 84% of UK companies being able to not only retain top talent, but attract new employees, as well. The office environment isn’t in decline, it’s just changed as we’ve previously known it; smart storage systems are very much part of that change.
Improving Your Flexible Workspace
We’ve all started to come to terms with the reality that this is the new normal. So making the necessary changes now, will place you ahead of what may be to come. Consequently, this will save much time and effort in the long run. It’s imperative that government guidelines are followed to guarantee staff safety. Our contactless lockers can be the solution to help your office evolve, accordingly, by preparing for the future.
For example, with belongings on the floor, desks, or seats being prohibited, our smart lockers offer a secure storage system. Staff can trust that their possessions are completely safe. The modern office employee is usually equipped with expensive digital equipment, for instance, laptops, phones, headsets, tablets. In an ever-changing digital world, the number of devices per person is likely to expand; with our lockers, your employees can go about their day knowing their property is stored securely. Additionally, our lockers are fitted with a charging port at the convenience of the user.
Safer with Simplicity
With the emphasis on decreasing cross-contamination and halting viral spread, our Simplicity smart lockers are accessible on a mobile device through our app. Management teams can set business rules to allocate lockers on an individual, team or departmental basis, for any time period ranging from one day, to a month or indefinitely. To comply with social distancing guidelines, you are able to allocate lockers two meters apart, in different parts of the building and across multiple floors, all from a centrally controlled management hub.
Our latest cleaning feature also allows lockers to be blocked once they have been used. This way, cleaning teams can identify which lockers need to be sanitized at the end of the day. This can be achieved by either generating a daily used/blocked locker report or by using a management key card via the control panel built into the locker suite.
Cost-Effective Evolution
Our smart storage systems allow your company to collect operational data and utilise it to evaluate business efficiency. Simplicity smart lockers can highlight relevant improvements, determined by analysing real-time data. The integrated software can generate reports, including locker occupancy, used and blocked lockers. Overall, these statistics will help you monitor your storage usage, resulting in the ability to use excess space more efficiently and utilising the most cost effective storage capacity for you. Given the current climate, it would also enable you to determine how many staff are using a certain space at one time, helping to maintain the correct social distancing policies in the workplace.
Bespoke Is Better
Rest assured, that from planning to process, we’re always available to support you. Simplicity Smart Lockers offer a bespoke, professional service; so, if there’s a certain facility you would like, we can manufacture a specific, tailor-made product. We can help you redesign your office landscape in a way that suits you and to support a hybrid workplace. From the unforeseen success of agile working, we can only assume that things will continue to move in this direction. As we’ve seen, companies must adapt in order for successful operation and business growth to continue.
Find Out More About Our Smart Storage Systems
Your Workspace are advocates of evolutionary working, and our smart storage systems will be a worthy investment to your business. We offer tried and tested results and utilise real-time data. This way, we ensure that your employees’ welfare is at the central focus of your company.
If you are interested in our services, please contact us for a quote! We look forward to speaking with you.
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